U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated the head of the U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Harry Harris as U.S. ambassador to South Korea. <br /> The announcement comes at a critical juncture, just weeks ahead of a landmark North Korea-U.S. summit scheduled to take place in Singapore.<br />If confirmed by the Senate, the 61-year old will fill a post that has been vacant since Trump took office in January 2017.<br />Harris has been leading the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii for the past three years. <br />
